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Fire District 1 outlines 2025 budget with modest mill increase, pay raises and wellness investments
Summary
Fire District 1 told the Gardner City Council its 2025 budget includes a proposed mill levy increase (adopted at 17.156 mills, forecast 16.902), about $13.9 million in budget authority, 5% pay raises for firefighters and new wellness and education benefits to address retention and rising costs.
Fire District 1 officials presented the district's proposed 2025 budget to the Gardner City Council, saying the plan includes a modest mill-levy increase and measures aimed at improving recruitment and retention.
Dave Durada, commission chair for the fire board, acknowledged he should have communicated the budget more directly to the council and said, "this budget will cause a modest, mill increase." He said the district conducted station- and shift-level meetings that informed the budget decisions.
Fire Chief Trig Morley told the council the district "has adopted a 17.156 mill levy" for 2025 and is forecasting a final mill rate of 16.902 after pending state approvals and property updates. Morley said the district's…
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